10 Recent Horror Movie Endings Nobody Can Agree On

10. MaXXXine

The fair consensus is that MaXXXine is the weakest entry into Ti West's X slasher trilogy, though reactions range from fair disappointment to actually defending the trilogy-capping entry as a bit misunderstood.

For many, the film's climax is an especially undercooked mess, from the highly predictable killer reveal to the chaotic shootout that ensues and also the rushed, unsatisfying manner with which Maxine's (Mia Goth) future is mapped out.

But others feel that this is wholly in line with MaXXXine's stature as an homage to the giallo horror subgenre, which is often held up as favouring style and atmosphere over substance and water-tight narrative logic.

To the film's cheerleaders, MaXXXine is a perfect accompaniment to X and Pearl - just as they paid tribute to grimy '70s exploitation flicks and Technicolour Old Hollywood respectively, this film nods enthusiastically to the roughshod, frothy nature of the giallo movie.

And so, fans of the film wholly embrace its chaotic energy, especially in its bonkers finale, even as many understandably consider it a serious step down from West's work on the two previous films, and one whose ending ends the entire trilogy on a bum note.